Corset-steel protector



Nov. 4, 1930.

`M. 1 BENzlE CORSET STEEL PROTECTOR Filed May 4, 1929 INVENTOR Mmyareleizz ze ATTORNEYS Irlllilli...

wnNEssEs 'Patented Nov. 4, 1930 ETE STA coRsnr-s'rnnninoirncron Applicationy filed May 4,

This invention relates to a protector or vguard useful in conjunction with corset stays or steels.

One ofthe objects of the invention is the provision of a protector or guard designed and adapted when employed, to prevent v or steel in place in the corset structure.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages will4 appear when the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is a front view of a corset selected to illustrate the invention. y

Fig. 2, is an enlarged fragmentary view of a section of the corset structure, showing the ends of a pair of stays or steels and one form of the protector or guard in applied position.

Fig. 3, is asection taken on the line 33,

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Fig. 4, 1s a section taken on the line 4 4, of Fig. 2. l

Figs. 5 and 6, are perspective views of the components of one form of protector or guard.

Fig. 7, is a plan view of one form ofprotector or guard.

Fig. 8, is a section taken on the line 8-8,

' of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9, is a perspective view of a second forni of protector or guard.

Referring now more particularly to the` drawing, it will be apparent that there has been shown a corset 10 selected to illustrate the invention. It is common practice to incorporate the stays or steels of a corset in pairs or singly by the use of a strip of fabric which is secured to the body of the corset by lines of stitching. By way of example,

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the` invention f is shown in the i drawing, and

hereinafterdescribed as applied toh a'p'air of staysor-Steels '11. Usezisfmade of a piece of fabric 12 havingapplied''thereto `smallgflat bendable metal pieces 13 each of `whichfjh'a'skv teeth lor bu'rrs 14l onl the Avopposite side edges" thereof, which are clinched v,with the piece of fabric 12' to hold the metal pieces' 13 in place. T wo metal pieces 13'are thus secured vto the piece of fabric 12ingspaced relationi most clearly in- Figs. 7 and 8.

The piece of fabric 12 and metal pieces 13 constitute a protector or guard useful in conjunction with the ends of a pair ofthe stays or steels 11. Before 'the stays or steels 11..,

are secured in place on the body of the corset, the protector or guard is applied to the ends of the staysor steels 11. This is accomplished by bending the pieces 13 enabling the application ofthe protector or guard to the adjacent ends of the stays or' steels 11-. l Each metal piece 13 willbe bent around the end of the related stay or steel 11. The piece of fabric 12 affords provision for incorporating the protector or guard in the' corset structure, in one and the same operationof se-1 curing a strip of fabric 15 by lines of stitching 16 to hold the stays or steels 11 in place; it being apparent that the lines of stitching pass through or take in the piece of fabric 12 .p

shown most clearly in Figs. 2 vand Il, there being one line between the. metal pieces 13 and one line at one side of each of the metal pieces 1,3. In this manner the stays or steels j 11 are prevented from puncturing the fabric ofthe corset structure, cannot become displaced, and therefore the ends thereof will not be exposed and apt to cause injury t-o` j the wearer.

As shown in Fig. 9,

the protector or guard consists of a piece o'f fabric 17 and one piece of metal 18, such protector or guardy being adapted for use in'conjunction with the end of a single stay or steel, for the purposesset forth.

I claim: l 1. The combination ofv a stay, a tip, a piece of fabric, said tip embracingysaid stay and fabric, and said fabric projecting beyond" the' lwhereby said tip may be l;

securedy to an article bygnmeans of stitching f' lpassing throughbsaid fab'l'ic.

Y 2.1 The combination of a stay, a metal tip 'Y L a pjiece of fabric7 said tip being secured to said fa ric and embracing saidstay andcfabric, i 5 and saidl fabi'ic-projecting beyondthe edges 0f 'saidrtipffwhereby said'rbip may be secured to YanA rtile by'inaf'iis ci Stitch-ing passing lthrcughfsa'id fabric. Y' l c 3. The coinbination of astayya metal trip,vk .Y 1,0* apiece of'lfabricz` saiifl "Having" itegfab" means' securing the tip to ,saidV fabricfsaid. Y tip'embracing said stay and faif'said fabric projecting beyond the edgesvof said` tip, whereby said tip may be vsecured tok an S'gneel abNeW'- brig-:in the county ofNeW orkgandlSt-ate ffNeW York,I this 2d day Jf v. 

